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Physical training: a tool for increasing work tolerance limits of employees engaged in manual handling tasks

A. M. GENAIDY Occupational Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Industrial and Nuclear Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0116, USA
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W. KARWOWKSI Center for Industrial Ergonomics, J.B. Speed Scientific School, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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L. GUO Occupational Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Industrial and Nuclear Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0116, USA
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J. HIDALGO Occupational Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Industrial and Nuclear Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0116, USA
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GED GARBUTT School of Pharmacology, Sunderland Polytechnic, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SRI 3RD, UK
Pages 1081-1102 | Received 20 Sep 1991, Accepted 11 Dec 1991, Published online: 31 May 2007

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